Menu item
Description
System Utilities
Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell.
About Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller enables you to perform tasks such as configuring BIOS and hardware settings, deploying an operating
system, updating drivers, changing RAID settings, and saving hardware profiles. For more information about Dell Lifecycle Controller,
see the documentation at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Changing the boot order
About this task
You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may vary if
you have selected
BIOS
for
Boot Mode
.
Steps
1.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
→
Boot Settings
.
2.
Click
Boot Option Settings
→
Boot Sequence
.
3.
Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the plus (+) and minus (-) sign keys to move the device down or up in the
order.
4.
Click
Exit
, and then click
Yes
to save the settings on exit.
Choosing the system boot mode
System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:
•
BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
•
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (the default) boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have
configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.
1.
From the
System Setup Main Menu
, click
Boot Settings
, and select
Boot Mode
.
2.
Select the boot mode you want the system to boot into.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in
the same boot mode.
3.
After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.
NOTE:
•
Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems
do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.
•
For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to
Dell.com/ossupport
.
Creating a system and setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password
features. For more information, see the System board jumper settings section.
NOTE: If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing system password and setup password are deleted and you
need not provide the system password to boot the system.
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